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- From: mats@netcom.com (Mats Wichmann)
- Subject: Re: fax/phone switch
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.003542.7458@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <oqByTB1w165w@halcyon.com> <22274@drutx.ATT.COM>
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 00:35:42 GMT
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- dfh@dwroll.att.com (D461-David_F_Haertig(Dave)83040) writes:
-
- >>> switch. It was supposed to automatically route fax calls to the
- >>> fax/modem board in my PC.
- >>> Can some kind soul recommend a brand and model of a switch that will
- >>> reliably route fax/modem calls to the right place? Are there any
- >>> special features other than automatic routing for these types of
- >>> devices?
- >>>
- >I just received a catalog from DAK that offers what appears to be
- >a third type of fax switch. The description in the DAK catalog is
- >not exceptionally clear (is that a surprise?) but this is what the
- >thing *appears* to do:
-
- etc..
-
- I bought of of these, and it didn't work out. It mostly worked as
- claimed (it was great anwering), but had some fatal flaws. It would
- sometimes grab the line as I picked up the phone to dial out, and I
- never could get a dialtone from my fax machine (which is somewhat odd -
- it's an HP Laserjet Fax) to call out. Nobody at DAK could figure this
- out, so back it wetn...
- --
- Mats Wichmann
- Unisoft Corporation
- mats@unisoft.com (or mats@netcom.com)
-
- Silly Disclaimer: speaking only for myself, except when I'm not.
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